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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 18, 2023
St. Pete hotel addition delayed 9 months, but owner remains optimistic

A colorful hotelier in St. Petersburg looks to build a hospitality company that focuses equally on people — employees and guests — and profits.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 11, 2024
Family therapist on family businesses: Policies and preparation are musts

Dennis Jaffe helps family businesses facing friction "sit down and have a conversation, which feels fair and so they can listen to each other. You slow things down."

  • Florida
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  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 11, 2024
Developer readies a rarity: A new Longboat Key commercial plaza

The project will provide over 14,000 square feet of commercial space among six spaces in a prime mid-Key location along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 10, 2024
Ivory Matthews, 37

40 Under 40 winner Ivory Matthews is the vice president of community and governmental affairs at Neal Communities.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 10, 2024
Will Freeman, 27

40 Under 40 winner Will Freeman is a co-founder and CEO of Freeman Ventures.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • October 9, 2025
Joe Harrity, 37

40 Under 40 winner Joe Harrity is managing partner of HM Restaurant Group.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 7, 2026
Orthopedic surgeon is gold medal rower, was semipro soccer player

"It's amazing the places that sports have taken me," says Dr. Sara Simmons, who recently won a rowing event at a world championship in Spain.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Vengroff |
  • September 12, 2024
Developer: Action needed to eliminate barriers to workforce housing

The shortage of housing essential workers can afford is acute. But solutions are in the offing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Awards are nice,sales are nicerTop 10 lists aren't what always what they appear.+ Rooney buysKraft ConstructionWhen Kraft Construction Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Pezeshkan hinted to the Review about a joint venture a few weeks ago, turns out the deal was a little more than that.+ CNL makesanother big buyCNL Commercial Real Estate, which bought Two Harbour Place, a 12-story office building on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa in January, said it was bullish on Tampa Bay.+ Money in motiongains speedHere's another sign of life in the residential real estate industry. It's what mortgage broker and real estate investor Jeff Tumbarello calls "money in motion."+ What brain drain?Seeking to turn the tideA trio of Sarasota-area business have dropped a plug into the so-called brain drain of college students and young professionals leaving the Sunshine State for supposedly sunnier opportunities elsewhere.+ Naples visitorcount rises in JuneThe number of visitors staying at hotels in the Naples area rose 3.5% to 110,700 in June compared with the same month last year, according to research by Research Data Services for the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau.+ Mountain man holdsmountainous optimismDoug Dieck is president of the Tampa office for development company Ryan Southeast, which designs and builds commercial buildings.+ ClarificationThe const

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 9, 2023
Luxury Naples resort, reopening after major post-Ian expansion, will hire 300

The hotel will open in July with most of its staff back and a new club lounge, eateries and redesigned rooms.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 13, 2023
USF gets approval for $340 million for on-campus stadium

The university's trustees voted to approve a funding plan Tuesday that will make a long sought football stadium on the school's Tampa campus a reality.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 19, 2023
Longtime Sarasota attorney, pioneer in condo law dies at 91

A career-long fixture at Williams Parker, William Getzen also helped found the Argus Foundation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2023
Construction big job driver across entire region

A just-released study finds that the construction industry is major employer across the Gulf Coast, which tops much of the country with jobs in the field.

  • Florida
  • By Aaron Laine, Key Accounts Sales Engineer at RND & SAMA Board Member |
  • September 6, 2023
A Local Success Story... RND Automation

Back in 2005, in Bradenton, three guys followed a dream in a small shop that has now grown into a nationally known automation company.

  • Technology
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 5, 2023
Mick Jagger's partner finds satisfaction, sells Lakewood Ranch home for $3.25 million

Rolling Stones legend's sale will give another couple shelter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2022
$480 million Fort Myers biotech firm names interim CEO

The appointment comes less than two months after the previous CEO’s resignation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 29, 2023
Report: Tampa Bay among worst large U.S. metro areas for commuters

Only New York, San Antonio and San Francisco scored lower in a study conducted by Hire A Helper, a moving company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 6, 2023
How to utilize video content for your business

Video content for marketing purposes has shifted from a maybe to a must-do.

  • Strategies
  • By Northwestern Mutual |
  • May 12, 2022
Northwestern Mutual’s Michael Calamaras Helps You Plan for Tomorrow So You Can Live for Today

Northwestern Mutual’s Michael Calamaras Helps You Plan for Tomorrow So You Can Live for Today

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2022
Biotech firm woos California exec to take leadership role

Vishal Sikri has more than 20 years of experience in oncology testing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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